Inglourious Basterds
About Inglourious Basterds
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American soldiers known as "The Basterds" are chosen specifically to spread fear throughout the Third Reich by scalping and brutally killing Nazis. The Basterds, lead by Lt.
Inglourious Basterds is a 2009 thriller war film directed by Quentin Tarantino. The film is filed under self sacrifice, jew persecution, nazism, and guerrilla warfare.
Brad Pitt takes the lead as LT. Aldo Raine, Mélanie Laurent as Shosanna, Christoph Waltz as COL. Hans Landa, and Eli Roth as SGT. Donny Donowitz. Released in August 2009, it runs 153 minutes.
The screenplay is by Quentin Tarantino. Production companies include A Band Apart, The Weinstein Company, and Universal Pictures. It streams on Hulu in the United States.
Life Is Beautiful, Schindler's List, and Jojo Rabbit make useful companions to Inglourious Basterds, all filed under dark comedy. TMDB voters put it at 8.2 out of 10 across 25,117 votes and it carries a R rating.